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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the destroyers category.
01 / Overview
Hércules-class destroyer
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1976–1984
Quantity
16
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · COLD WAR
31
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
78
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the destroyers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull Classificationdestroyer
- Ship Typedestroyer
- Builder / ShipyardVickers Shipbuilding
- Laid Down1972
- Launched1975
- Commissioned1976
- Ships in Class2
- In ServiceNo
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement3,500 t
- Standard Displacement3,500 t
- Full Load Displacement4,775 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)125.6 m
- Length (waterline)119.5 m
- Beam14.3 m
- Draft5.8 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement253
- Officers24
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionCODOG
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2 shafts COGOG; 2 × Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B high-speed gas turbines, 2 × Rolls-Royce Tyne RM1C cruise gas turbines
- Number of Engines4
- Shaft Power55,340 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed30 kn
- Cruise Speed18 kn
- Range4,200
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament5MOD.5
- Main Gun4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun
- Main Gun Calibre114 mm
- Main Gun Count1
- Secondary Guns2 × Oerlikon / BMARC 20 mm cannon in GAM-B01 single mounts
- CIWS2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
⬢Missile Armament6MOD.6
- VLS Cells0
- Anti-Ship Missiles4 × MM38 Exocet anti-ship missile launchers
- Surface-to-Air MissilesGWS-30 Sea Dart (22 missiles, space for an additional 15 in Batch 3)
- Land-Attack Cruise MissilesNo
- Ballistic Missile DefenseNo
- ASW Rocket / MissileNo
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes0
- ASW CapabilityYes
- Hull-Mounted SonarYes
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters1
- HangarYes
- Flight DeckYes
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft0
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems7MOD.7
- Air-Search RadarType 1022/965P, Type 996/992Q 3-D surveillance
- Surface / Fire-Control RadarType 1007 & 1008 navigation
- Phased-Array RadarNo
- Combat SystemGWS30 Sea Dart, Type 909 fire-control radars
- Aegis / EquivalentNo
- Electronic WarfareYes
- Decoy LaunchersDLH decoy system
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingYes
- Hull Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlYes
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed2
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned2
- Cancelled0
- Lost0
- Retired2
- Preserved0
◆Armour1MOD.1
- Armournone
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1976Production started
- 1982First deployment: Falklands War
- 1984Production ended
50
years in service
8
years in production
16
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE8terms
Anti-Submarine Warfare. Capability to detect, track, and engage submarines.
Automated Damage Control is a shipboard system that detects, assesses, and mitigates combat damage on aircraft carriers using sensors and software to enhance response speed and reduce crew workload.
Combined Diesel-electric and Gas propulsion system used in naval vessels, switching between diesel engines for low-speed cruising and gas turbines for high-speed operation.
A technique to reduce a ship's magnetic signature by neutralizing its internal magnetic field, minimizing vulnerability to magnetic mines or detection.
Military action involving the use of electromagnetic spectrum to disrupt, deceive, or destroy enemy electronic systems.
The upper deck of an aircraft carrier, equipped for aircraft takeoff, landing, and maintenance operations.
Sonar system installed on the hull of a ship, used for underwater detection and navigation by emitting and receiving sound waves.
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